Served on a mid-July brewery tour. This is a pretty solid brown ale and one that I believe represents the style decently. The malts are like somewhat darker, fresh baked bread with a pinch of instant coffee flavor and acidity. Subtle caramel notes as well. Muted hops. Very drinkable.

This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a sly hazy burnt orange to brown color with a finger's worth of white foaminess rimming the glass.
The smell had subtle roasty nuts playfully blending with some light toffee, and a little bit of caramel.
The taste, pretty much copied the aroma, nothing bad but nothing spectacular.
The mouthfeel was about light bodied, pretty sessionable. Carbonation runs light.
Overall, its a decent Brown ale, maybe again depending what else was served.

A: Pours a dark mahogany/brown color with a fingers worth of head that quickly fades down to pretty much nothing

S: Very malty with notes of molasses, dark chocolate, nuts, and caramel. A touch on the sweet side, but nice overall

T: Follows the nose. Malt dominates lending notes of molasses, sweet caramel and honey, dark chocolate, and subtle nuttiness. The nuttiness shows up more in the finish and in the aftertaste

M: Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation

O: A nice nut brown with a few good layers that give it just the right amount of sweetness while remaining very drinkable. The nuttiness is present throughout and helps to moderate the sweetness. Solid part of the flight pack

Bought from Table & Vine in West Springfield, MA. From the Goose Island Flight Pack. Served in a glass goblet. The beer poured with a dark brown appearance, a light-colored brown head, and with minimal lacing. A good breath of air gives you the smell of malts mixed with caramel with an almost herb-like hint near the end. The drink had a toasted nuts, coffee, and cocoa taste with a bitter flavor at the end of each sip. The beer was slightly creamy with a medium carbonation making it surprisingly refreshing. Overall, not too bad.

12 oz bottle. Pours dark brown with small, creamy, beige head and nice lacing. Aroma is of toasted, nutty malt, chocolate, cacao and some piney hops. Body is medium and slightly crisp. Taste is similar to aroma. Finish is long and semi-dry. Good session ale.

Dark brown hued,but definitely karts a fair share of light through. A half inch thick light khaki colored head is on top. Brussels lacing. Aroma of caramel and bready dark malt greets the nose. The flavor is filled with caramel,dark malt and a touch of honey. The finish is malty with just a sensation of bitterness from the hops.The mouth is moderately carbonated and creamy.

Sampled tonight on 2/5/14. Bottle chilled down to 36 degrees F in my beer cooler and poured into a brandy snifter.

Pours a very dark brown in color with a smaller beige head. Some spotty lacing is seen. The aroma is of roasted malts, caramel with a hint of nut. The taste is the same but has a bitter finish. A bit much for my liking. Average to lower carbonation. Overall, wasn't real pleased with this one.

Appearance: Dark brown color with a brown head.
Aroma: Nice malty aroma.
Flavor: Good hearty toast malty flavor medium hoppy. Medium bodied ale with good carbonation.
Overall: This is a good flavored beer. Not as hoppy or hearty as some, but good toasted malts.

A: This brew pours a nice rich dark amber more towards ruby. It has a 1 finger off white head that doesn't last long but holds a light film for awhile. Nice and clear as well.

S: Very low hop aroma, a very malt forward brew. Dark fruit and a slight earthy note with a full malt richness.

T: Malty out of the gate with a light sweetness. Nice medium body, not slick. There is some earthy hop flavor hidden amongst the big maltiness. I get a quick hint of chocolate on the palate and it has a pleasant long lasting after taste that includes an ever-so-slight acidity that lingers. Moderate to low carbonation.

O: This Is quickly becoming one of my favorite Nut brown ales. This is what I would consider a malt forward 'comfort food'.

Smooth and light, very different from the color. You wouldn't expect cleansing ale properties from this brew but that's exactly what you get. The undertones are nutty so it's not too overbearing. It's enjoyable and sessionable, you can have more than a few. There isn't too much of any one characterstic in this brew.

Nut brown pours a brownish color, with a very small lacing head. There is a light nutty aroma, but lots of yeast aromas. The taste has strong yeast flavors, with light hints of nuts, there is a rather stale taste. Watery, stale, weak flavors. Overall a disappointment.

Appearance: Pours a beautiful deep, dark brown, like mahogany with a half of a finger of oatmeal colored head that very quickly dissipated into a thin coating of wispy foam that coated the glass and collected at the center of the beer.

Aroma: Lots of malt! No, check that, lots of roasted malt! Dark bread and butter, with some wood and bark. Subtle hazelnut and chocolate notes and toffee. Very nice.

Taste: Roasted malt in both the front and back end of this beer, and some sweetness in the middles, like honey or burnt sugar. There’s some nutty earthiness present too. The beer also has a very long finish, which seemed to last forever. For a malt lover like me, this is heaven!

Mouthfeel: Medium to full. It’s a rich, chewy beer that coats the whole mouth with a smooth creaminess, that’s true to the brown ale style. There’s also some good carbonation to wake-up the taste buds.

Overall: This is an excellent brown ale! Nice and malty and full flavored. Damn, this is an excellent beer!

At the local distributor I discovered they had this in 1/6 bbl. It got good reviews so I figured try it! Pour from co2 tap system into a Sam Adams 23 oz Turbinator style glass. Bbl was labeled Illinois sourced keg.

A: dark, looks kinda like a glass of cola. One finger slightly tan head that quickly dissipates into a thin disk. soapy minimal lacing.

I wouldn't think of this as an American-style brown ale. Not really roasty or hoppy. At best, it reminds me of something a chain brew pub would make.

This particular sampling was a draft poured very cold into a standard mixer glass, about 3/4" tan, spongy head, which died off in 1-2 minutes, leaving some surface suds, though little lace. Assuming enough wheat was added with the intent to enhance head retention, the result was disappointing.

The wheat could, however, account for what I felt was a lighter mouthfeel and more subtle malt flavor than what I had anticipated. Got some mild pale malt flavor and a modicum of honey/caramel sweetness. Roast and toast very subtle, if present at all. At the very least, a little more malt richness, while keeping the light-medium body, would make this more memorable.

As it is, it's alright. Something simple and non-obstructing to go with pub sandwich and fries.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 4/12/2012. Pours slightly hazy reddish brown color with a nice 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of caramel, chocolate, toast, toffee, nuttiness, dark bread, brown sugar, floral, and slight dark fruitiness. Excellent aromas with great complexity and balance of dark malt notes; with good strength. Taste of caramel, chocolate, toffee, brown bread, nuttiness, toast, brown sugar, floral, and slight dark fruits. Lingering notes of caramel, chocolate, toffee, brown bread, nuttiness, brown sugar, toast, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and robustness of dark malt flavors; with good complexity and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent brown ale! Great balance and robustness of dark malt flavors; with a great mouthfeel and smooth drinking. A highly enjoyable offering; one of the best brown ales I have had.